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So I'm building my first pc. And I wanted to know if this motherboard is overclockable and compatible with my case.

ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Intel Pentium G3258

Xion Performance mATX USB 3.0 Computer Desktop PC Tower Case XON-310 Case

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While almost any MB has headers for both front USB 2 and 3, Eximo has already told you that that board will NOT fit in your case as it is an ATX board and you need micro ATX.

This is what you need to get: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/YDrG3C/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary
And, yes, the "Anniversary" editions are meant...
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Sorry, misread that and used poor wording if you caught my first post. The motherboard is too large, you will need to look for a Micro ATX or Mini ITX board to fit in a Micro ATX case.

I still recommend buying a Z97 board so that you can overclock i5 and i7 K class chips later on.
 
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Get this instead. That CPU is too weak.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $209.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 11:28 EDT-0400
 
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I'm sorry but are you sure??
I have a history of having a bad time when trusting ppl on this website.
I was thinking to changing my build to an Amd 860k cpu and a ASRock H97M Anniversary Will that work and will it fit in my case? (By this I mean the Usb ports. I have 1 usb 3.0 and 1 usb 2.0 on my case front..... I think cant be sure)
 
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While almost any MB has headers for both front USB 2 and 3, Eximo has already told you that that board will NOT fit in your case as it is an ATX board and you need micro ATX.

This is what you need to get: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/YDrG3C/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary
And, yes, the "Anniversary" editions are meant for oveclocking that CPU and it has the needed headers for both usb 2 and 3.
 
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Well you can't mix an AMD CPU with an Intel motherboard, so the 860K isn't an option unless you get an FM2+ socket board.

G3258 is known as the 25th Anniversary Edition Pentium. The ASRock Anniversary boards were built specifically for them.

They are not my recommendation. As stated above, I would go ahead and get a Z97 board so that you can overclock other Intel chips if you ever decide to upgrade.
 
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